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Eligility criteria

Gen. 21-32yr 6 Attempts

OBC : 21-35yr 9 Attempts

SC/ST : 21-37yr any numbers of attempts

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Eduction Qualification : Graduate in any stream

IAS Exam Pattern

The IAS Exam pattern is:

1. Stage I: Preliminary Examination (IAS Prelims)
2. Stage II: Mains Examination (IAS Mains)
3. Stage III: UPSC Personality Test (IAS Interview)

Stage I: IAS Exam – UPSC Prelims

Sl. No.	Name of the Paper	Nature of the Paper	Duration of the Exam	Questions	Marks
1	IAS Exam Paper – I: General Studies	Merit Ranking Nature	2 Hours	100	200 Marks
2	IAS Exam Paper – II: General Studies (CSAT)	Qualifying Nature	2 Hours	80	200 Marks

Stage II: IAS Exam – UPSC Mains

Sl. No.	IAS Exam Paper	Name of the Paper	Nature of the Paper	Duration of the Exam	Marks
1	Paper – A	Compulsory Indian Language	QUALIFYING NATURE	3 Hours	300 Marks
2	Paper – B	English	3 Hours	300 Marks
3	Paper – I	ESSAY	MERIT RANKING NATURE	3 Hours	250 Marks
4	Paper – II	General Studies I	3 Hours	250 Marks
5	Paper – III	General Studies II	3 Hours	250 Marks
6	Paper – IV	General Studies III	3 Hours	250 Marks
7	Paper – V	General Studies IV	3 Hours	250 Marks
8	Paper – VI	Optional Paper I	3 Hours	250 Marks
9	Paper – VII	Optional Paper II	3 Hours	250 Marks
TOTAL	1750 Marks
	Interview or Personality Test	275 Marks
	GRAND TOTAL	2025 Marks

Stage III: IAS Exam – UPSC Interview/Personality Test